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Assuming your battery isn't totally dead, and has enough juice for the ignition, there is a better way to do this. Put the ignition switch in the normal "on" position, and apply the 12 volt jump across the starter ONLY - generally you'll only have to touch the post of the starter for a moment. This way it's the only thing seeing 12 volts, and you don't have to worry about frying your lights, generator, coil, etc. As those who've made the conversion from 6 to 12 volts know, the starters in these old tractors will handle 12 volts with no problem, and really don't care which way the current goes through them. The times I've done this, I used a positive ground across the starter, but it shouldn't really make a difference. Wish I could say I thought of this, but have to give credit to my friendly neighborhood farmer. Sure made a difference one day when the old Ford refused to start off of a 6 volt system - put 12 volts across the starter, it turned faster than it had in recent memory, and the tractor started right up.
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